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Down Under
Pakistan's 'sympathy' for Taliban worries Australia
2006-09-19
MONTREAL: Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer expressed concern on Monday that there was "some sympathy" within Pakistani security forces for Afghanistan's Taliban rebels. Downer said Taliban fighters were moving back and forth across the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. "They're finding refuge in Pakistan," he said at a news conference alongside Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay in Canada. "There's no doubt there are people in Pakistan who support the Taliban, and we have some concerns that in the Pakistani security forces, there is some, what you might politely describe as sympathy for the Taliban," Downer added.
Posted by:Fred

#5  Australia's becoming surrounded......
Posted by: anonymous2u   2006-09-19 22:56  

#4  I suspect the Taliban would see your question as meaningless, Cheregum Crelet7867. They are Pashtun and Allah's enforcers, and that is enough to suffice a reasonable man.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-09-19 13:32  

#3  Are most Taleban Afghan or Pakistani????

I would say Pakistani funded by Saudi but those Pashtuns live both side of the border.
Posted by: Cheregum Crelet7867   2006-09-19 13:08  

#2  Well, dear sir, of course there's a great deal of sympathy from Pakland. They are creators and supporters of Talibanz. They feel real sorry the Nato troops are whacking a whole bunch of glazed eyed Pakis. The progress is not what they envisioned. What is clear is that Pakland must be struck very hard and disassembled. It is the heartland of most of the jihad problems spreading like spokes from Islamabad.
Posted by: SOP35/Rat   2006-09-19 11:37  

#1  Downer will get branded as an islamophobe in double quick time for his clear sightedness over this matter.
Posted by: Duh!   2006-09-19 10:21  

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